In 2021 the public meetings of the commission were streamed via YouTube. To access those recordings, visit: YouTube Link to video of commission meetings. Additionally, The Hand County Library Website contains their Agendas and Minutes.
Hand County also provides meeting information via the Local Government Boards and Commissions (sd.gov) website.
The auditor produces agendas in “Google Docs”. The agenda is a “live document”, which means it is under construction until 24 hours prior to the meeting and thusly, content can be changed by the author.
How to participate:
- In person: The commission chambers are on 2nd floor of the courthouse.
- By mail: Commissioners, 415 West 1st Avenue, Suite 203, Miller, SD 57362
- By email: [email protected] (or each individual commissioner)
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- Link to the commissioner’s page: Commission – Hand County, South Dakota
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- Text: 605-550-0233 (this is a text-only number, no voice calls)
- YouTube: Each meeting is aligned by date and type of meeting. Then a link is provided for the agenda, video link and minutes once composed.
To present to the commission, please contact the auditor’s office a week in advance of the meeting. If you want to offer comment on any topic (on or off the agenda), please feel free to visit and ask. The entire meeting is open for public comment. A visitor simply needs to raise their hand to get the chairman’s attention so they can be called forward to speak.
If a presenter is handing out materials, please provide each commissioner with a copy. Also provide the auditor and the representative of the Miller Press a copy. A copy should also be offered to others who may be present. All such handouts become public records and are subject to redaction should there be confidential information contained therein.
2025
- 01/26/2026: Regular Meeting →
- 12/02/2025: Regular Meeting →
- 11/04/2025: Regular Meeting →
- 10/07/2025: Regular Meeting →
- 09/24/2025: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Unapproved Minutes
- 09/02/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link 1 & Link 2, Unapproved Minutes
- 08/05/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Unapproved Minutes
- 07/22/2025: Special Meeting (Budget) → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 07/01/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 06/16/2025: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Unapproved Minutes
- 06/05/2025: Regular Meeting (moved from 06/03/2025) → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Unapproved Minutes, Zoom Link
- 05/06/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 04/08/2025: Equalization Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video (Broken Link), Approved Minutes
- 04/01/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 03/24/2025: Planning and Zoning Special Meeting, No Video, Approved Minutes
- 03/04/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, No Video, Approved Minutes
- 02/24/2025: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Unapproved Minutes
- 02/04/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 01/07/2025: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
2024
- 12/26/2024: Special (year-end) Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 12/10/2024: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 12/03/2024: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 11/07/2024: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 11/05/2024: Election Day (Commission meeting moved to November 7, 2024)
- 10/01/2024: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 09/25/2024: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link 1, Video Link 2, Proposed Minutes
- 09/03/2024: Regular Meeting→ Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 08/06/2024: Regular Meeting→ Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 07/22/2024: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 07/10/2024: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Approved Minutes
- 07/02/2024: Regular Meeting→ Proposed Agenda, Video Link, Proposed Minutes
- 06/24/2024: Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda, Approved Minutes
- 06/06/2024: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda & Approved Minutes
- 06/04/2024: Election Day (meeting scheduled for June 6, 2024). Hand County Canvass Certificate
- 05/13/2024: Special Meeting by Teleconference. Special Meeting → Proposed Agenda & Approved Minutes
- 05/07/2024: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda & Approved Minutes
- 04/09/2024: Special Consolidated Board of Equalization→ Proposed Agenda & Approved Minutes
- 04/02/2024: Regular Meeting→ Proposed Agenda & Approved Minutes, Addendum to the Minutes
- 03/05/2024: Regular Meeting→ Proposed Agenda & Unapproved / Published minutes
- 02/26/2024: Special Meeting for a presentation of the proposed county Road & Bridge Tax
- To be held at the Miller Community Center Meeting Room. Proposed Agenda but no meeting called.
- 02/06/2024: Regular Meeting → Proposed Agenda & Approved Minutes
- 01/04/2024: Regular Meeting (Moved from January 2, 2024)→ Proposed Agenda & Approved Minutes.
2023
- DECEMBER 28, 2023: Special, Year-End, Meeting
- DECEMBER 5, 2023: Regular Monthly Meeting
- NOVEMBER 7, 2023: Regular Monthly Meeting
- OCTOBER 3, 2023: Regular Monthly Meeting
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2023: Special Meeting to finalize the budget for 2024
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2023: Regular Monthly Commission Meeting – may include Planning & Zoning
- AUGUST 15, 2023: Special Commission Meeting on Bridge Grant Application and Temp Speed Limits
- AUGUST 1, 2023: Regular Monthly Commission Meeting-may include Planning & Zoning
- July 6, 2023: Planning, Zoning and Commissioners Meetings
- June 22, 2023: Special Commission Meeting to conduct business and budget preparations.
- June 6, 2023: Planning, Zoning / Board of Adjustment and Commission Meetings
- May 8, 2023: Special Meeting to conduct business.
- May 2, 2023: Planning, Zoning / Board of Adjustment and Commission Meetings
- April 11, 2023 Consolidated Board of Equalization meeting
- April 11, 2023 (Carried Over From April 4, 2023) Planning, Zoning and Board of Adjustment meetings.
- April 4, 2023 Monthly Planning, Zoning and Board of Adjustment plus Commissioners Meeting.
- Proposed Agenda (Agenda continued to April 11, 2023 meeting) & No Minutes – Meeting Postponed to April 11.
- March 7, 2023 Monthly Planning / Zoning and Commission Meetings.
- February 21, 2023 Special Meeting to Conduct February business scheduled for February 7, 2023
- February 7, 2023 Monthly Planning/Zoning and Commission Meeting
- Proposed Agenda & This meeting was cancelled because the agenda was not posted properly.
- January 3, 2023 Monthly Planning/Zoning and Commission Meeting
2022
- December 27, 2022 Yearend meeting to conclude business before the new year.
- December 6, 2022 Monthly Planning, Zoning and Commission Meeting
- November 10, 2022 Special Meeting to canvass the election results.
- November 1, 2022 Monthly Planning, Zoning and Commission Meeting
- Proposed Agenda for the November 1, 2022 meeting.
- Unapproved Minutes for the November 1, 2022 meeting
- October 25, 2022 Special Meeting for consideration of bid(s) on the elevator renovation project.
- October 4, 2022 Monthly Planning, Zoning and Commission Meeting
- September 26, 2022 Special Meeting for approval of the 2023 Budget & Planning & Zoning
- September 6, 2022 Regular Planning & Zoning, and Commission Meeting
- August 2, 2022 Regular Planning & Zoning, and Commission Meeting (under construction)
- July 19, 2022 Special Meeting
- Final Draft Agenda (This one will be used at the meeting)
- Approved Minutes of the July 19, 2022 Special Meeting
- July 5, 2022 Regular Planning & Zoning, and Commission Meeting
- June 9, 2022 Regular Meeting (moved from June 7, 2022 due to the election)
- May 10, 2022 Regular Meeting
- April 12, 2022 Consolidated Board of Equalization & Special Commission Meeting
- April 5, 2022 Regular Meeting
- March 1, 2022 Regular Meeting
- February 1, 2022 Regular Meeting
- January 4, 2022 Regular Meeting
2021
- December 28, 2021 Special (Year End) Meeting
- December 3, 2021 Regular Meeting
- Draft Agenda for December 7, 2021 Regular Meeting (posted 12.03.2021)
- Published Minutes for the December 7, 2021 Regular Meeting (posted 12-14-21)
- November 2, 2021 Regular Meeting
- October 5, 2021 Regular Meeting
- Draft Agenda for October 5, 2021 Regular Meeting (Posted 10.01.21)
- Approved Minutes for October 5, 2021 Regular Meeting (Posted 11.02.21)
- September 15, 2021 Special Meeting (to adopt the budget and conducted other business)
- September 7, 2021 Regular Meeting
- August 17, 2021 Special Meeting to work on 2022 Budget
- August 3, 2021 Regular Meeting
- July 6, 2021 Regular Meeting
- June 1, 2021 Regular Meeting
- May 6, 2021 Regular Meeting
- April 13, 2021 Consolidated Board of Equalization
- April 6, 2021 Regular Meeting
- March 2, 2021 Regular Meeting
- February 2, 2021 Regular Meeting
- January 5, 2021 Regular Meeting
2020
- December 29, 2020 Special meeting to conduct year end business
- December 1, 2020 Regular meeting
- November 5, 2020 Regular meeting (On Thursday due to Tuesday election)
- October 6, 2020 Regular meeting
- Draft Agenda for the Regular Meeting
- October 6, 2020 (First Reading) Ordinance 2020-06
- Wheel Tax Ordinance
- Wheel Tax “NOTICE” Ordinance
- State of South Dakota Bridge Improvement Grant (B.I.G. Fund) Summary
- Draft Minutes of the Regular Meeting
- September 23, 2020 Special Meeting / Public Hearing on Proposed 2021 Budget
- September 1, 2020 Regular Meeting
- August 4, 2020 Regular Meeting
- July 21, 2020 Special Meeting (To complete the provisional budget for publication & conduct business)
- July 7, 2020 Regular Meeting
- June 11, 2020 Special Meeting
- June 4, 2020 Regular Meeting
- May 14, 2020 Special Meeting
- Draft Agenda of the Special Meeting
- Adopted Resolution 2020-06 (DOT funding for bridge replacement in Rose Hill Township)
- Adopted Resolution 2020-07 (DOT funding for bridge replacement in Holden Township)
- Unapproved Minutes of the Special Meeting
- Draft Agenda of the Special Meeting
- May 11, 2020 Special Meeting (Held concurrent to the Miller City Council Special Meeting)
- May 5, 2020 Meeting:
- May 5, 2020 Draft Agenda (posted 9:30p on 5.3.20)
- Documents Provided at or following the meeting
- Weed & Pest Department Chemical Bids
- Gilbert Township – Jim Keeter, James Johnsen, Terry Johnson
- Hand-outs of Gilbert Township, Pearl Creek
- Images of the damn, berm, levy, structure built to restore flow southeasterly (but in need of repair)
- May 5, 2020 Draft Agenda (posted 9:30p on 5.3.20)
- April 14, 2020 Special Meeting – Board of Equalization
- April 7, 2020 Regular Meeting
- March 3, 2020 Regular Meeting
- March 3, 2020 Draft Agenda
- Items which were presented during the meeting.
- Combined Oath of Office for Commissioners serving as the County or Combined Board of Equalization
- Brownlee Construction: Clark County bid for crushing gravel. Applied to Hand County
- Brownlee Construction: Bid for Pea Gravel supply.
- Emergency Manager’s Summary of ICS/NIMS courses needed or taken by County Commissioners.
- Resolution 2020-02: Deletion of bridge 30-257-400 located 14S & 9.7E of Miller in Rose Hill Township
- Resolution 2020-03: Deletion of bridge 30-220-193 located 6E & 5.7N of Miller in York Township
- Items which were presented during the meeting.
- March 3, 2020 Draft Agenda
- March 3, 2020 Regular Meeting
- Draft Minutes
- February 4, 2020 Regular Meeting
- January 7, 2020 Regular Meeting
- January 7, 2020 Draft Agenda (Meeting postponed to January 14, 2020 due to weather)
- January 7, 2020 Draft Minutes (Meeting was held on January 14, 2020 due to weather)
- Documents from during the Commission meeting:
- Hand County Snow Removal / Sanding & Weight Enforcement Policy
- Hand County 2020 Wage Scale
- Materials used during Department of Legislative Audit (Toby Qualm-Lead Auditor) Review of Oversight Audit 2017 & 2018
- Documents from during the Commission meeting:
2019
- December 30, 2019 Year End Meeting
- December 3, 2019 Regular Meeting
- November 5, 2019 Regular Meeting
- Planning Commission / Board of Adjustment Agenda for November 5, 2019
- Executed Conditional Use Permit for Ratio, LLC
- Documents Submitted:
- Letter From US Fish and Wildlife Service (posted 09-18-19 @ 4:20p)
- Letter from On Hand Economic Development Corporation (posted 09-18-19 @ 4:20p)
- Ratio, LLC / Pipestone “South Dakota Odor Footprint Tool” (posted 09-20-19 @ 10:00a)
- South Dakota Odor Footprint Tool / SDOFT by Dick Nicolai
- South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska & University of Minnesota (posted 09-20-19 @ 10:00a)
- Email from Matt Schwarz (USFWS) (posted 09-20-19 @ 10:45a)
- Email from Kathy Tyler – Big Stone City, SD (posted 09-20-19 @ 12:45)
- Photograph provided by Kathy Tyler (posted 09-20-19 @ 12:45)
- Documents received from Robert Thaler (SDSU)
- Email from Lester Moeller (posted 09-22-19 @ 5:09)
- Email from Marilyn Reimnitz (posted 09.23.19 @ 1:45p)
- Email from Eleanor Iverson (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:10p)
- Email from Nick Fitzgerald (Pipestone) (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:12p)
- Email Attachment 1 from Nick Fitzgerald (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:13p
- Email Attachment 2 from Nick Fitzgerald (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:14p)
- Email from Chuck Engelmann et al (posted 09.24.19 @ 8:15a)
- Planning Commission / Board of Adjustment Agenda for November 5, 2019
- October 1, 2019 Regular Meeting
- Draft Agenda for October 1, 2019
- Final / Completed Agenda
- Unapproved Minutes from the October 1, 2019
- Executed Engagement Letter with South Dakota Department of Legislative Auditor (signed at meeting, loaded 10/3/19)
- Executed Agreement Letter with South Dakota Department of Transportation (signed at meeting, loaded 10/3/19)
- 2019 Statute and Administrative Rule Changes (Provided by the Sec. of State Office & provided at meeting, loaded 10/04/19)
- September 24, 2019 Special Meeting
Unapproved minutes of the joint County Commission and zoning Board of Adjustment meeting(s) from September 24, 2019
Agenda for the combination meeting of Commissioners and Board of Adjustment (posted 09-20-19 @ 10:00a)
Minutes of the August 6, 2019 Commission MeetingMinutes of the August 6, 2019 Zoning / Conditional Use Permit meeting.
Notice of Regular County Commission Meeting (9:30 A.M.) (Agenda)
Notice of Zoning Board Meeting for August 6, 2019 (1 P.M.)
Notice of Zoning Board Meeting for August 6, 2019 (1 P.M.)
Notice of Special Commission Meeting for July 25, 2019 (10 A.M.) for Budget Review and possible adoption (Download Agenda with URL links)
Agenda June 4, 2019 (Draft 2, all attachments linked, added 05.31.19)
Agenda June 4, 2019 (Draft 1, some attachments will be added 05.31.19)
Agenda June 4, 2019 (Under Construction, check back soon
- May 7, 2019 Regular Meeting
- Agenda May 7, 2019
- Minutes May 7, 2019
- 2019.05.07-GrowSD-2018_Hand County (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07-GrowSD-needs survey_poverty sim handout (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – SD-DOT (TransAltFunding) (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – Weed (Chemical Bids)
- 2019.05.07 – AbanTankRemProgram
- 2019.05.07-Keeter (GoogleMap-GilbertTwp) (Drainage) (added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07-Keeter (GoogleMap-GilbertTwp)Color (Drainage) (added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – Keeter – Creek System (color)
- 2019.05.07 – Sheriff’s May Report
- 2019.05.07 – Spicer, Gary (AgreementtoPayTaxes)
- 2019.04.25 – Sweetland Wind (received by email, added to application in office) DOWNLOAD DOC ( 1 ), ( 2 ) or (3)
- 2019.05.07 – Notice to protect rights-of-way
- 2019.05.07 – MutAidRadioSystem (upgrade-SF)
- 2019.05.07 – HCEM (Monthly Newsletter)
- 2019.05.07 – MidDakota (ReeHeights Easement)
- 2019.05.07 – HandCoAuditor (Replace PCx2-ConnectiongPt)
- 2019.05.07 – Auditor (Copier Purchase) (added 5.3.19)
- 2019.05.07 – Pipestone Vet Services – Hand Co 5-6-19 Introduction (presentation) added 5.6.19
- 2019.05.07 – Capital Ind (Sod Mulcher) (Highway Dept) (added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – ProTecDoxExecutionRoofRepl
- 2019.05.07 – CourthouseSkylightRestoration
- 2019.05.07 – WES-DraftOrdinancePlan
- 2019.05.07 – WES-DraftOrdinance
- 2019.05.07 – WES-BuildingPermitsCondUses
- 2019.05.07 – Zoning (AprilBuildingPermits)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HeiD_sdpz9lZi0XA8wtzjs91tx4VMfPy/view?usp=sharing (recording)
- 2019.04.23 – NECOG HazMitGrantDox
- 2019.04.25 (MaltBevLicApp) Speedway-HiwayStore
- 2019.04.25 – Strasburg Plate for consideration (Christiansen Farms)
- 2019.05.07 – ChristensenFarms (WellStudy) (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.04.25 – Custodian (G&R Controls Quote) $1933.40
- 2019.04.25 – Custodian (ProTecWorkAgree)
- 2019.04.15 – ROD (March Statement of Fees)
- 2019 SpringWorkshopAgenda
- 2019.04.19 – HandCoZoning (WES ordinance work dox) Used during Commission Work Period
- April 9, 2019 Zoning Meeting
- Agenda April 9, 2019 (zoning)
- Recording of the combined meetings (Commission, Equalization & Zoning)
- Agenda April 9, 2019 (zoning) (Commission, Equalization, Zoning combined)
- Public Utilities Commission public hearing held at the Miller Community Center on April 25, 2019
- Audio recording can be downloaded or listened to online by clicking this button
Recording made in cooperation with The Miller Press / Hand County Publishing.
Documents provided by Sweetland related to their presentation during the meeting:
2019.04.26-Sweetland WF SDPUC Presentation – FINAL-c
- Audio recording can be downloaded or listened to online by clicking this button
- Recording of the combined meetings (Commission, Equalization & Zoning)
- Minutes April 9, 2019 (Corrected misspelling)
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- 2019.04.09 – Strasburg Addition Plate of Tract 1 (removed from consideration by the requestor)
- 2019.04.09 – County Board of Equalization (Oaths)
- 2019.04.09 – Consolidated Board of Equalization (Oaths)
- 2019.04.10 – HandCoAssessor (Consolidated Rpt)
- 2019.04.10 – HandCoAssessor (County Rpt)
- 2019.04.10 – HandCoPublishing (request for documents)
- 2019.04.19 – HandCoAssessor (TaxExemptStatusReport)
- 2019.04.02 – Quoin Financial Bank (auth signers) Redacted-a
- 2019.04.02 – Wildlife Control handouts
- 2019.04.02 – Sweetland Legislative Handout
- 2019.04.02 – Sheriff Report
- 2019.04.02 – NorthWestern Energy (App for use of ROW)
- 2019.04.02 – Christensen Farms – Adam Barka visit
- 2019.04.02 – SD DOT (Bridge Inspection Agreement)
- 2019.04.02 – SD DOT (Road Striping Agreement)
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- Agenda April 9, 2019 (zoning)
- March 27, 2019 Special Meeting (Disaster Declaration)
- March 12, 2019 Special Meeting
- Minutes March 12, 2019
- 2019.03.11 – SD-PUC & Sweetland Wind (Public Hearing) (Public Utilities Commission hosted meeting in Miller, April 25, 2019)
- NOTICE OF MEETINGS: BOARD OF EQUALIZATION APRIL 2019
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – ROD Statement. handout
- 2019.03.12 – Pro-Tec (Roof replacement Bid)
- 2019.03.12 – Weathercraft Roofing (Roof replacement Bid)
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – Emerg Mgt handout
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – Sheriff handout
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – Hwy bid handout
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – HWY Asphalt Conf
- 2019.03.12 – Zoning Mtg Hand-Out 0 (Provided by Zoning Board)
- 2019.03.12 – Zoning Mtg Hand-Out 1 (Provided by Candice Lockner)
- 2019.03.12 – Zoning Mtg Hand-Out 2 (Provided by Candice Lockner)
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – C.A.P. handout
- Minutes March 12, 2019
- March 5, 2019 Regular Meeting
- Agenda March 5, 2019 (Commissioner & Zoning Board)
- February 5, 2019 Regular Meeting
2018
Agenda December 6, 2018 ZONING[94947]
Agenda December 4, 2018[90774]
Agenda Oct. 9, 2018 – Executive session only, to interview applicants.
Agenda Sept. 25, 2018 (Special Meeting)
Agenda Sept. 4, 2018 (Revised)
Agenda June 7, 2018 (Amended)
2017
- Agenda December 5 2017
- November 7, 2017 Regular Meeting
Minutes and Agenda Archive (about 2004 to 2019). These links will take you to a GOOGLE DRIVE account / folder where the files reside.
